Pierre's shop sells shirts and windbreakers. A shirt is sold at $76 and a windbreaker is sold at
12 of the price of the shirt. On Saturday, Pierre sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $912.
57 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the windbreaker
=
12 x 76
= $38
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold windbreakers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$76 |
$38 |
|
|
| Total value |
380 u |
76 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the windbreakers
= 380 u + 76 u
= 456 u
456 u = 912
1 u = 912 ÷ 456 = 2
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= 4
Answer(s): 4
